Take Another Look John Hiatt

Maybe you have seen my party And you think I won't do But inside you see I'm lonely And I need someone true Maybe I look like a spider man But just the word and I'll learn to fly Take another

Cane Breaks John Hiatt

by the cane breaks Sat there the devil right there at his side Bolt of lightning struck that cane break You should have seen the preacher jumpin' on back Double dealers there hidin' in the bushes Take

Wild Eyed Gypsies John Hiatt

Think I'll save up a little money Go on down to Mexico Take up with some crazy Spanish Lady Listen to the old wind blow She got earrings And she dances I'm an old rusty razor blade Ten to one

Dust Down A Country Road John Hiatt

in the sheets And I was dreaming of a light Pouring from her window Coming up through the floor Lifting up the darkness Crashing through my kitchen door Down to that old oak table I went to take

One Step Over The Line John Hiatt

When I look into your eyes See the world cut down to size Baby don't apologize For taking me one step over the line When I touch your secret skin Babe I know it ain't no sin I feel you startin

She Said The Same Things To Me John Hiatt

can't believe one sentence Man you hang on ev'ry word Til the line of trash she's talkin' Just gets more and more absurd Well I give it to you brother She said the same thing to me It was at another

Take Time To Know Her John Hiatt

show it When I knew I could see that I wanted her for me I took her home to my mother Mama wanted to see my potential bride She looked at her slow and then she took me to her side She said, son take

Good Girl, Bad World (Album Version) John Hiatt

just had to go I don't wanna know What else is new Good girl bad world Didn't you say Good girl bad world Can't get away From boys who unfurl Flags that don't pay You're a good girl in a bad world I'll take

Lipstick Sunset John Hiatt

the day All her sweet dreams would fade To a lipstick sunset Well it's pretty as a picture baby Red and blushing just before the night Maybe love's like that for me Maybe I can only see As you take

She Said The Same Things To Me (Album Version) John Hiatt

can't believe one sentence Man you hang on every word Till the line of trash she's talkin' Just gets more and more absurd Well I'm here to tell you brother She said the same things to me It was at another

The Real One John Hiatt

The spark of life you take for granted Righteous light and disenchanted But you both said you'd call it living Her heart's undressed that's what she's giving CHORUS: And hold on to your baby

Something Happens John Hiatt

I get jumpy Wanna step on the gas Drive right out of this place fast She says, "Red light I'll take those keys" Out of my mind and On my knees CHORUS: Something happens And I don't know why

Good Girl, Bad World John Hiatt

CHORUS: Good girl bad world Didn't you say Good girl, bad world Can't get away From boys who unfurl Flags that don't pay You're a good girl in a bad world I'll take her Now come out to play

This Secret Life John Hiatt

something else on his mind I was going to bed You were saying, "I do" Then I lost my head CHORUS: When I awoke I was living this secret life Complete with a secret dog And a secret wife In another

Doll Hospital John Hiatt

Well, lots of little pieces make up the little girl Such a tiny thing in this great big world Well, now I've got to find out what's crackin' up My little buttercup I got to take her to the doll hospital

Train to Birmingham John Hiatt

I've been riding on this train Drinking whiskey for the pain Another good ol' boy going home And every town I see Seems to take a part of me That's the price that you pay when you roam CHORUS

Hold On Tight John Hiatt

don't say we're through Hold on tight Hold on tight Or love'll will slip away on you CHORUS 2: Down at the line Down at the line I'm outta my mind it's true Hold on tight Hold on tight Forgot to take

Hangin' Around The Observatory John Hiatt

ruins Well that telescope; that mighty eye It's bigger Jack that you or I Oh it sees the stars it sees the moon You might as well stay in the room Professor Professor I forgot how it looks Could I just take

When My Love Crosses Over John Hiatt

crosses over, I'm coming over, too To cross that mighty river that's before us to the new western world Mountains high and plain unfurled Desert stretching out to touch the Californias We said we'd never look

I Look For Love (Album Version) John Hiatt

Why did she wear that dress tonight Why did she bring that stranger She looks put out in the party lights Which leaves us all in danger When she drops her perfumed hankie I look for love I look for love

Face Of God John Hiatt

Before you see the face of God Tell me how much more suffering Before you see the face of God Now my eyes are blind from crying Don't know how many more tears I've got They say God is a devil Until you look

Is Anyone There? John Hiatt

Oh, I need somebody to be To know that I'm good enough for love To walk beside me And as a woman in this world Well you must have felt like this That a man might come along With another hard luck

Ashland City John Hiatt

that's when my heart stopped 'Cause she was just enough Ashland City To wanna watch the sun go down She was just enough small town girl To cook my supper in an evening gown But Lord didn't she look

Spy Boy John Hiatt

Boy Oh this music is hell Man why don't you turn it up real loud I'm a stranger here in town I hope this is the wrong kind of crowd Now, REPEAT CHORUS I wear my heart on my sleeve Just take

Spy Boy (Cruising / Soundtrack Ver.) John Hiatt

Spy Boy Oh this music is hell Man why don't you turn it up real loud I'm a stranger here in town I hope this is the wrong kind of crowd Now I'm a Spy Boy I'm a Spy Boy I wear my heart on my sleeve Just take

Blind Faith John Hiatt

I know you dont know what you're doing to me With looks like yours baby, you dont have time to think Couldn't picture yourself looking through me You dont see me saying prayers You just take another

Madonna Road John Hiatt

bodyguard Just to go walking down the boulevard Little girl with their club feet You try to be so neat but they're messy when you eat When they gobble up the street Those picture-perfect images Pop another

Love Gets Strange John Hiatt

No hoping for a sudden change And there is no door to get out of before this love gets strange And loves gets strange We used to wonder what it's all about But I just wanna take this garbage out

I Look for Love John Hiatt

Why did she wear that dress tonight Why did she bring that stranger She looks put out in the party lights Which leaves us all in danger When she drops her perfumed hankie CHORUS: I look for love

Ethylene John Hiatt

got bathroom telephones But I don't want to interrupt you You might be painting your nails With your hot curlers on Each one a different color Or listening to that Beach Boys sailing song Sloop John

The Penny Drops John Hiatt

But it was love I thought I heard and not your anger crying out Oh I could not turn the other cheek to where the softest blows could land No, I stood and fought 'til it made me weak Too weak to take

Book Lovers John Hiatt

the news from every fool in town You got somebody new And I never hurt so bad The strangest fiction just came true Crowds will gather for a twisted wreck Well, all right stare at me Its just another

Book Lovers (Album Version) John Hiatt

I heard the news from every fool in town You got somebody new And I never hurt so bad The strangest fiction just came true Crowds will gather for a twisted wreck Well all right stare at me Its just another

Big Love John Hiatt

Open up your eyes; take a look around Do you know where this love can be found?

Ride Along John Hiatt

ride along, ride along They talk about you in the press They got you figured out I guess Though you never heard of the guy they mention Sometimes that girl she'll slip you a kiss But she's just another

Overnight Story John Hiatt

figures, they'll find That love's a dumbwaiter Waitin' for the dream to fade Right into you hit parade Maybe I've made that long black list But I was born when we first kissed CHORUS: Not another

Angel Eyes John Hiatt

And I'm the guy who never learned to dance I never even got one second glance Across the crowded room, that was close enough I could look, but I could never touch So tonight I'll ask...

Pink Bedroom John Hiatt

She paints her fingernails forbidden tones She wants nervous youth on the telephone He don't call She sticks another pin In her doll And puts him next to her stuffed animals She got the tubetop

Cross My Fingers John Hiatt

Baby when I put my mind to it I slip into another gear And I travel in another syncopation When all I wanna be is here with you And I'll be true to you cross my fingers I'll be good to you cross

Pink Bedroom (Album Version) John Hiatt

She paints her fingernails forbidden tones She wants nervous youth on the telephone He don't call she sticks another pin In her doll and puts him next to her stuffed animals She got the tube top she got

I Don't Even Try (Album Version) John Hiatt

oven something's growing in the sink I can't begin to face the day without a couple of drinks Ain't had a decent meal since you made me cry Well I used to be your lover now I don't even try Memories take

I Don't Even Try John Hiatt

oven something's growing in the sink I can't begin to face the day without a couple of drinks Ain't had a decent meal since you made me cry Well I used to be your lover now I don't even try Memories take

Snake Charmer John Hiatt

for you It's all right Bad girl whatya gonna do My My Long blond hair Short black dress Standing there unimpressed CHORUS: She's a snake...charmer, yeah She's a snake...charmer I wanna look

All The Way Under John Hiatt

been under All the way under Like I have, oh like I have Have you ever been sorry, really sorry For what you've done, for what you've done Well you should call me, yeah, you better call me Because I'm another

Angel Eyes (Live) (1994 / State Theater, Portland, ME) John Hiatt

your love What did I do what did I say To turn your angel eyes my way I'm the guy that never learned to dance I never even got one second glance Across the crowded room that was close enough And I could look

Take Off Your Uniform John Hiatt

grown-ups win the war Now that they've got you where they want you You're just combin' your hair The alteration's done,but you're havin' way too much fun They want to touch you but you just don't care Take

Back On The Corner John Hiatt

shine of your shoes Like Momma used to say No news is good news And I'm back on the corner again Back on the corner Got my seeing eye dog He's blind as justice Hungry as a hog Feel like a prince But I look

Native Son John Hiatt

vein Of endless gold chains Now you're locked up tight Tearing down the middle of it Splitting it right in half Bobbing up and down the waves Like a runaway slave On a Huck Finn raft CHORUS: Take

Fool Who Knows John Hiatt

Well a love won't last the night If it's built on sand But when it's built on rock Ain't nothin' that it can't withstand I guess you know by now how this story goes A very true story, take it from

I Want Your Love Inside Of Me John Hiatt

and let me out I want the love you're talkin' about I want a job, I wanna care I want to find you everywhere I want a house and a fireplace Screw the pain, I want a smile on my face I want to take